Senior Corporate Finance & Financial Risk Associate

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience, and be studying for or have completed relevant professional qualification (AMCT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA/)
• Very strong financial modelling and analytical skills
• Willingness to review and comment on all financing documents with legal support
• Effective communicator with ability to articulate and present facts and ideas, both in person and in writing
• Clear desire for professional development and career progression

• We seek a candidate to join the Corporate Finance & Financial Risk team, which is responsible within Treasury
• The Senior Associate, Corporate Finance & Financial Risk is a key role reporting to the Director, Corporate Finance & Financial Risk
• The role is hybrid, with an expectation of 3 days per week of office-based working
• The successful candidate will support all external funding activities within Treasury, including bond issuance and loan finance
• They will coordinate the annual rating agency review meetings and contribute to the Group’s strategic dialogue with S&P and Moody’s
• Reflecting LSEG’s nature as a complex multinational group, they will lead on administering intercompany loan relationships and help devise new intragroup funding structures
• Finally, they will lead on the forecasting of LSEG’s net finance expense, the team’s key deliverable for the Group’s financial performance
• Support the maintenance of the Group’s funding documentation, including reviewing and commenting on finance documents, working closely with internal and external counsel, and managing due diligence processes
• Assist with delivering the Group’s 1bn GBP annual bond issuance, including choosing bookrunner banks, supporting debt investor marketing, contributing to syndicate calls, and assisting with execution
• Analyse and make recommendations for the use of interest-rate and cross-currency swaps to manage interest rate, FX and other financial risks
• Contribute to all loan financing including bilateral and syndicated facilities, including documentation review
• Arrange the annual cycle of rating agency meetings and compose related presentations
• Develop a strong understanding of rating agency models to contribute to strategic dialogue around LSEG’s long- and short-term credit ratings
• Manage the Group’s portfolio of intercompany loans and ensure that all related documentation is accurately maintained
• Support Group Tax and Group Corporate Development to devise new intragroup funding structures
• Lead the forecast of the Group’s net finance expense and leverage metrics to support FP&A and capital allocation, including all related financial modelling
• Draft and present the annual Treasury risk paper, and lead on other Group Risk work streams including liquidity risk analysis and going concern assessments
• Build and strengthen internal and external networks to build knowledge and support effective business partnering
• Discover and take advantage of opportunities for Treasury to demonstrate effective use of LSEG products and services, as well as supporting commercial priorities
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, Treasury policy, and procedures
• Bond issuance in USD, EUR, GBP and other currencies
• Loan finance including management of the Group’s 3bn GBP revolving credit facilities
• Rating agency relationships
• Intragroup funding
• Forecast and management of net finance expense